BOUDWIN v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

No. 2011 CA 0270.

JESSI L. BOUDWIN, BRIAN J. BOUDWIN AND LEE A. THIBODAUX, v. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND JACQUE G. LASSEIGNE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD, EMILY D. LASSEIGNE.

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Marcello , Houma, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants Jessi L. Boudwin and Lee A. Thibodeaux.

Kenneth W. Benson, Jr. , Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees General Insurance Company of America and Jacque G. Lasseigne, individually and on behalf of his minor child, Emily D. Lasseigne.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, KUHN, AND GUIDRY, JJ.


NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

GUIDRY, J.

The appellants in this matter seek review of the adequacy of the jury's award of damages. Finding no manifest error or abuse of the jury's discretion, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 31, 2008, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sixteen-year-old Emily Lasseigne was driving from a friend's house in her father's 2003 Toyota RAV4. As Emily was traveling eastbound on Highland...

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